6.1.11
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.11
समे हीने वा प्रवृत्तिः
same hīne vā pravṛttiḥ
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, of me, in hīna (हीन) or, activity.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. The Veda's sentences, and how dharma (धर्म) and adharma (अधर्म) are known. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sa (स) + me (मे) + hīne (हीने) + vā (वा) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| hīne (हीने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | hīna (हीन) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. The line joins them as same. hīne (हीने) is hīna (हीन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is nominative singular, feminine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as same.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and me (मे).